Length 24.8cm x Width 5.7cm x Height 9.6cm
a- Length 24.8cm x Width 5.7cm x Height 4.5cm
b- Length 10.1cm x Width 4.7cm x Height 0.3cm
c- Length 14.7cm x Width 4.0cm x Height 0.4cm
Smoothing plane comprised of three parts, a rectangular wooden body piece with an angled cutout through the middle (a), a flat rectangular iron (b), and a second flat rectangular iron with a flat blade (c). Both irons were possibly previously attached but have since come apart. The first iron (b) has three small holes through the material and the second iron has one larger hole in the middle of the iron that extends down the whole length of the iron. Stamped on the toe of the plane is "I BLOWER". Stamped on the heel of the plane is "I BLOWER".
Smoothing planes are used for the finest finishing work on the wood surface. Before sandpaper was in common use, surfaces such as veneers were not sanded down, but "smoothed" with the smoothing plane. It was essential to set the iron with extreme precision, and to work with the highest degree of skill.
